bowling ball

American  

noun

1. a round, heavy ball for bowling, usually made of hard rubber or plastic, with holes drilled into it for the bowler's thumb and two fingers.

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Example Sentences

We see the former illustrated when a bowling ball strikes and the pins go flying while the ball continues on its way.

From The Wall Street Journal

My heart felt like a bowling ball and just dropped into my stomach.

From Literature

The researchers use the comparison of a bowling ball flying through the air, which is not much affected by drag force, and a floating feather, which is highly dependent on it.

From Science Daily

What he really wanted was the pint-size soccer balls, squishy baseballs, plastic bowling balls.

From The Wall Street Journal

Body positivity may be more celebrated now - in fact, some women would love "a bottom the size of two bowling balls" - but being self-conscious about your appearance is a universal feeling that transcends decades.

From BBC